Challenge

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mikolaj Giertych started the match with the kick off. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Zabaleta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Napoleon Lewicki was slow to take the kick. During this time ..Villa Rugby Club..'s players had a chance to rest. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Mikolaj Giertych suffered a torn muscle in his knee after 14 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Lorenzo Arce fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Zabaleta's protests and gave Lorenzo Arce a yellow card for diving instead. 14 minutes into the game, one of La Zabaleta:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Lleir in the 25th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Arturo Guib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Urbano Balasi in the 27th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Adan Rufio. Arturo Guib took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Saúl Menem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Carlos Saúl Menem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arturo Guib was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Carlos Saúl Menem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arturo Guib read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Urbano Balasi kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Arturo Guib took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Saúl Menem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arturo Guib showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Saúl Menem in the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Carlos Saúl Menem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teodosio Lop made a kick off. La Zabaleta's Arturo Guib proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save La Zabaleta from getting a goal against them. 61 minutes into the match, Carlos Saúl Menem notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of La Zabaleta's Arturo Guib. Arturo Guib was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. La Zabaleta made a substitution. Robustiano Guillerme replaced Fazıl Hüsnü Şahin. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Enrique Gaur replaced Valentin Geambașu. 67 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Saúl Menem came free, but Arturo Guib reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Damaso Ondino fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Zabaleta's protests and gave Damaso Ondino a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, La Zabaleta's Damaso Ondino got a free kick in the 68th minute. Agustin Gartzen struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Arturo Guib didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ..Villa Rugby Club... In the 76th minute, one of La Zabaleta:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for La Zabaleta. In the 78th minute of the game, ..Villa Rugby Club.. got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. In the 80th minute, Cristian Claude hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Carlos Saúl Menem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arturo Guib was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. 83 minutes into the game, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Carlos Saúl Menem nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arturo Guib made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Teodosio Lop fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kang Ying Hai having to interfere. Carlos Saúl Menem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arturo Guib read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. Kang Ying Hai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Ånger in the 95th minute of play. A hard shot 97 in the game by Carlos Saúl Menem from a close distance when the talented Arturo Guib managed to make a qualified save. La Zabaleta's players were relieved. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.